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The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey brought an end to the season for the world’s first all-diabetes cycling team earlier today. The race ended in Istanbul with a 130.5 kilometer stage. Team Novo Nordisk leaves the race with multiple top tens thanks to Andrea Peron and Matyas Kopecky. The day marked a special occasion as…

The world’s first all-diabetes cycling outfit, Team Novo Nordisk continued its impressive run in the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey with another top 10 today. General Manager, Vassili Davidenko: “Today was another tough stage and Andrea showed his experience, and grabbed the opportunity by getting another top 10. Everyday the guys started believing more and…

Stage 6 of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey was the longest of the race at nearly 200 kilometers. It was also another mountaintop finish to make a long day even harder. General Manager, Vassili Davidenko: “With all the climbing and another mountaintop finish, today was all about getting through the stage without any issues.…

Stage 5 of the Tour of Turkey was the longest of the race thus at 180 kilometers. The peloton allowed a group of six riders a maximum advantage of 5 minutes 30 seconds before the chase was started and the race ultimately came down to a bunch sprint. General Manager, Vassili Davidenko: “The results sheet…

Matyas Kopecky continued his impressive start to his pro career, picking up his 7th top-ten of the season. The 20-year-old sprinted to 8th place on stage 4 of the Tour of Turkey. General Manager Vassili Davidenko: “Today’s result is significant for Matyas because it signals how he is able to bounce back from a really…

Stage 3 of Tour of Turkey was a unique one with the race finishing up the Babadag climb, one of the toughest faced in any UCI race. Team Novo Nordisk looked to conserve its efforts while looking for opportunities at the same time. Lucas Dauge was the first TNN rider home in 26th place. General…

Andrea Peron survived a lumpy stage 2 in the Tour of Turkey to earn himself a tenth place on the stage. The race final was contested at a ferocious pace and the Italian fast man netted his best result in recent weeks.  General Manager Vassili Davidenko: “We can only be happy with how today went.…

The Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye opened to a fast stage with the peloton almost averaging 50km/h. Matyas Kopecky led Team Novo Nordisk home in 13th place after a hotly contested bunch sprint. General Manager Vassili Davidenko: “Today was the opening day so the peloton is always a bit nervous while everyone is fresh. You can…